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Hello
My wife and I are the proud owners of a RAV4 CV L.
I came across this Forum whilst looking for some answers in regard to the RAC CV6.
We currently tow a Jayco Dove (890 Kg), but are moving up to a Paramount Duet (1680Kg) so we are considering if the CV6 will do the job, as well as being our daily run about.Comments from CV6 owners are most welcome.
Regards
Bill
Rav4 Towing a Caravan
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Hopefully you have not bought the Eagle yet.
We have towed a Jayco Dove (880Kg unloaded, but just over 1240Kg loaded) with a 2007 2.4ltr CV L Auto.
If you can guarantee that you will never see a hill, yeh you may be OK, but I doubt it, I think you are not only too close to the maximum that the RAV can comfortably tow, but also to the legal limit
As you may guess from a previous comment the RAV4 with the auto does not like hills, I agree it hunts and seeks but never quite seems to like what it finds.
Can I make a suggestion, get on the internet and look up Caravan hirers, then go and hire a Swan, load it up including filling the water tank, and take it and the family for a run, over a weekend, in particular find some hills to drive through. It may be the best couple of hundred dollars you ever spend.
Regards
Bill
ps Whereabouts do you live.